Long story short, when Motorola listed its devices that would receive an OS update to Android 8.0 Oreo, Moto G4 Plus was not among them. It was somewhat confusing, since Moto G4 Plus was a relatively new and successful device, but okay, Motorola is weird like that. Today it turns out that Moto G4 Plus will get the update after all. Motorola took to its blog to share the news. The company has not shared the exact date of the update, only stating it ”will take some time”. Hey, better late than never, ...
Monthly Archives: September 2017
iPhone repair prices have gone up, or how Apple wants to bleed us even more, oh joy
No one ever plans on breaking their smartphone, especially if it is an iPhone. Life is random, though, and accidents do happen. Well, they better stop happening now! Screen repair prices have just took a sharp rise in the US, UK and Australia, going up by roughly $20 on every model starting from iPhone 6S and up to and including iPhone 8 and 8 Plus. Important part, though, is that price rise does not include iPhones covered by AppleCare+, which is an extended warranty that covers more cases of accidental damage. Of course, AppleCare+ is not cheap itself, costing additional $99 (much more ...
More about Apple’s Face ID
Earlier on, Apple stated that abrupt changes to one’s looks, such as beards, scarves, hats and makeup will not disrupt Apple’s new facial recognition system. Now, according to Craig Federighi, Apple’s chief software engineer, Face ID recognition will also work even if you put sunglasses on. Mr. Federighi’s exact words were ”Most sunglasses let through enough IR light that Face ID can see your eyes even when the glasses appear to be opaque”, plus an exclamation about how awesome is that.Mr. Federighi was also asked if a thief can can take someone’s ...
New features of iOS 11
New OS is all well and good, but it feels strange to talk about it without knowing what new things does it bring to the table. Here is the list of most of iOS 11’s new features:– revamped Apple Store with a better layout and few new option,– streamlined setup process,– possibility of typing requests to Siri instead of speaking,– Siri can also do simple translations now,– improved Augmented Reality experience,– new photos and Live Photos filters and functions,– Apple Pay Messenger, sending money through text messages,– new Maps ...
iOS 11 lacks compability with older Apple devices
iOS 11 will be hitting distribution channels tomorrow. Hurray! Apple’s new operating system brings with it a number of updates, upgrades and new functionalities, but… well, but. As well as the new iOS is (reportedly) doing on new hardware, it does not do well at iPhone’s older devices. If you are using one of the iPhone devices listed below, reconsider updating to iOS 11 – otherwise you may have to face various compability issues. Older iPhone’s stuff just does not have the memory and processing power large enough to put up with iOS11’s demands.– ...
Apple’s ”revolutionary arsehole recognition technology” joke got so popular that Apple got it banned from Facebook
By now you have probably heard about a joke article about Apple’s new ”revolutionary arsehole recognition technology”. If you have not, check it out, it is hilarious – especially if you are not fond of iPhones. Well, it turns out that Apple’s imaginary new feature recognized at least one arsehole alright. Apple was not amused by the joke and informed Facebook to mark this article as spam and block from posting. Ha! Talk about butthurt… anyone got some balm?I doubt that was the article writer’s first goal, but the man certainly managed to get two ...
Samsung Galaxy S8 might get upgraded to Android 8.0 Oreo
We have heard rumours about Samsung upgrading Galaxy S8’s OS to Oreo. Now, thanks to the phone’s appearance on Geekbench, we know it for certain. We do not know when and in which order (i.e. which countries will receive the update first and which next), but we know that it is coming. Cool. Tweet Vote on HN ...
Nokia 2 budget phone leaked, might be released this year
Thanks, Mr. Blass, for sharing yet another leak with the smartphone community. Thanks to Blass’ info we now know that HMD Global might be planning to release fifth Nokia phone this year. Nokia 2’s saling points are said to be low price and large battery. According to images leaked, we can expect it to have large bezels, vertical camera setup, 4G LTE connectivity and at least two colour variants available, black and white.Here is what we know about the phone’s specification from an earlier release:– 4000mAh battery,– 5′ display, HD,– Qualcomm ...
Goophone X, iPhone X’s knockoff, is as cute as ratter mimicking a doberman
Haha… this phone… hehehe… this phone has it all. Outwards look similiar to iPhone X? Check. Outlandishly bad specifications? Check. OS from three years ago? Check. Lying straight to client’s face? Check. What is it about lying? Oh, just a small matter of phone’s specifications saying one thing while the render shows something different, like having single-lens 8mpx camera instead of dual setup depicted on the render or a middling 2mpx front camera making it rather hard for Face ID to actually work. What Goophone X has going for it are two things; ridiculously ...
Motorola confirms Android Oreo update for Moto X4, G5 and Z lines
It is always nice to get some confirmation from Motorola, seeing how fickle this company is with their phone’s updates. Sometimes an old budget device gets an update to the newest OS, sometimes a relatively new device does not – you never know with those guys. At least this time we do know something, and from the horse’s mouth no less. According to Motorola, these are the phones that most certainly will have their operating systems updated to Android 8.0 Oreo:– Moto G5,– Moto G5 Plus,– Moto G5S,– Moto G5S Plus,– Moto Z,– Moto Z ...